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Class 9 Question Answers — Social Studies

Discuss the significant difference between the Himalayan and the Peninsular rivers.

The Himalayan Rivers ,The Peninsularor Deccan Rivers 1. The Himalayan rivers rise in the snow-covered mountains as such they flow throughout the year. The mountains in which the Deccan rivers rise are not snow-covered...

Class 9 Subject: Social Studies Topic: Geography
Where do the rivers Indus and Ganga have their origin?

The headwaters of the Ganga called the ‘Bhagirathi’ is fed by the Gangotri Glacier and joined by the Alaknanda at Devaprayag in Uttaranchal. At Haridwar, the Ganga emerges from the mountains on to the plains. The Indu...

Class 9 Subject: Social Studies Topic: Geography
Write short notes on the following.(i) The Indian Desert, (ii) The Central Highlands (iii) The Island Groups of India

i) The Indian Desert The Indian desest lies towards the western margins of the Aravali Hills. It is an undulating sandy plain covered with sand dunes. This region receives very low rainfall below 150 mm per year. It h...

Class 9 Subject: Social Studies Topic: Geography
Give an account of the Northern Plains of India.

The northern plain has been formed by the interplay of the three major river systems, namely– the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra along with their tributaries. This plain is formed of alluvial soil. The depositio...

Class 9 Subject: Social Studies Topic: Geography
Which are the major physiographic divisions of India? Contrast the relief of the Himalayan region with that of the Peninsular plateau.

The physical features of India can be grouped under the following physiographic divisions:·         The Himalayan Mountains·         The Northern Plains·         The Peninsular Plateau·         The Indian Desert·  ...

Class 9 Subject: Social Studies Topic: Geography
Distinguish Between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats?

The Western Ghats are higher than the Eastern Ghats. Their average elevation is 900– 1600 metres as against 600 metres of the Eastern Ghats. The Western Ghats cause orographic rain by facing the rain bearing moist win...

Class 9 Subject: Social Studies Topic: Geography
What are Tectonic Plates?

The crust (upper part) of the earth has been formed out of seven major and some minor plates. These are called tectonic plates. A Tectonic plate (also called lithospheric plate) is a massive, irregularly shaped slab...

Class 9 Subject: Social Studies Topic: Geography
The sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh as compared to Gujarat in the west but the watches show the same time. How does this happen?

From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh, there is a time lag of two hours, but the watches show the same time because the time along the Standard Meridian of India (82° 30’E) passing through Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh is tak...

Class 9 Subject: Social Studies Topic: History
What were sumptuary laws?

In medieval Europe, dress codes were sometimes imposed upon members of different layers of society through actual laws which were spelt out in some detail. From about 1294 to the time of the French Revolution in 1789,...

Class 9 Subject: Social Studies Topic: History
Why are 19th and 20th centuries important in the history of clothing?

Before the age of democratic revolutions and the development of capitalist markets in eighteenth-century Europe, most people dressed according to their regional codes, and were limited by the types of clothes and the...

Class 9 Subject: Social Studies Topic: History
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